January 16, 2007

Another climber to scale Mt. Getting Things Done

Over at the 'What's the Next Action' blog I saw a post you'll find interesting, especially if if my Elvis sighting post resonated with you. The author blogged about 5 tools he's stopped using for GTD, and is soon going to be trialing ResultsManager as a potential candidate for his trusted system... hope he finds what he's looking for! Check the below link for more:

To anyone who follows my blog and is using ResultsManager as their tool for GTD implementation, here are a few top tips:

Get your maps in some reasonable order before you start loading projects onto them. It's a house of cards if your map structure can't sustain the weight of your projects.

Ties in directly to #1: Take a phased approach to the Gyronix System, because like any life balance tool if you bring too much in too early on, you'll face overwhelm and may come tumbling back the mountain to where you were before.

Ties in to #2: GTD is a mountain to be climbed - get climbing! I've often thought the many practitioners over the years have built up a wonderful city at the base of the mountain (think blogs, websites, seminars, etc) to support the GTD climbers. The city is there for a crucial reason: Support. Just don't get so comfortable there you never scale the summit!

Stay tuned: I'll try to tune you into more user stories of ResultsManager, MindManager and the Gyronix System as I see them.